why the poor have many children

This is going to sound awful, but here in the U.S. I know people who have a lot of children because they don't want to work and they want to go on Welfare. So basically they have lots of children and get everything paid for. A lot of these women that I know are single moms - so they have the excuse that "they could never afford to leave their children at home to go to work" YET the boyfriend LIVES with them. So just because they're considered single moms with all of these children, they won't have to work...It's really unfair.

My father once says those who always use their brain all the time like doctors, engineers and other professional worker is hard to produce many children but why the poor always had more children, because the had nothing to think and to do so they just reproduced more and more children =)

Wow, look at the classism here. A few problems I have with this discussion: 1. Cute, I have no idea what your line of work is. For all I know you're a manager at Mickey D's. Even if you tell us what your job is, on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog, as the saying goes. Who are you? None of us know. 2. If you work at a welfare office, then you still don't know everything about the poor and how the poor behave. You only see the people who come to you for help. That's not all the poor by a long shot. So you hardly have a representative sample from which to draw conclusions. 3. Quit encouraging stereotypes about poor people. I only have a high school diploma, but I was in gifted class a few times as a kid and I've been in the Army and have self-educated myself since then. I have often run circles around college-"educated" people in debates, although I don't get into it so much anymore because it's the same old arguments over and over and that gets tiring. And yet I've been poor for most of my adult life. People are amazed when they hear this. They say, almost accusingly, "If you're so smart, how come you're not rich?" Because wealth is about how much money you have, not about how many IQ points you have. There are dumb rich people, and smart poor people. It is what it is, so stereotypes don't exactly help. For that matter, I've only had two kids. Yes, two different fathers, but the first was from my one marriage and the second was born almost nine years later--I mean gee, if I'm DIVORCED, why in the world would I go back to the same man and breed again. Stands to reason, doesn't it?And it's not like I couldn't have gotten pregnant again in all that time. It just didn't happen, through a strange combination of carefulness and luck. If you're talking about the poor in developing countries, that makes this whole discussion even more vile because they can help their circumstances even less than the poor in the United States can. It's not kosher to kick people when they're down, in any case, no matter what country they're in. I could ask a counter-question here, too: Why do the rich think the poor are breeding-animals to make children for them? This is National Adoption Awareness Month in the U.S. and the rich have really ramped up their "poor widdle ol childless me!" propaganda to guilt-trip young women into relinquishing. It really is disgusting. You know, I can't run a four-minute mile and I'm not demanding that the gold medalists in running give me their feet...

It depends on the culture, but in third world countries the poor have many children because their children can work and earn money for the family or help around the home. Also, the poor have no other means of social security for when they themselves are not able to work: they need children to care for them. Children are an economic benefit for those in poverty in the third world. From listening to interviews, many of the poor families would like their children to go to school, but it is simply not a financial option for them. Once you move up to a different economic class, there becomes a social responsibility to send your children to school and pay for the best medical treatment and give them good clothing, toys, and adequate food... at that point, children become a financial liability and it doesn't make sense to have a lot of children.

There are many reasons but the primary revolves around the fact they are poor. Most poor people do not have the resources for birth control or education and thus they are not aware of family planning and they do not have the money to get their tubes tied. That's why many of them go on having children. Of course, there are some that believe more children means more wealth and happiness, even if they are poor. Others also have more children so that when there are more children, as they grow, they can also help financially.

I think, and I am saying I think, because I obviously don't know, that they lack the knowledge to know better. How to use birth control properly, know when they are going to ovulate and more likely to have a baby. I think education is the key here, yet you never know they may just want large families.

i have often wondered that too and i find that these people are always on welfare and expecting the city and the country to take care of them!

Because they have nothing better to do than just making babies... But seriously its because of how they were brought up by their own family maybe they too are from a poor big family and that gave them an idea that its the right and only thing to do... Its exactly the lack of education that makes matters worst. They don't know that they have option and that its not simple to race a child.

Yes...that is one question that is bugging my mind too for a long time. I also see many poor people in our place that has many children. Maybe they are really following the words of God...Go to the world and multiply. Only in this situation children suffer more than their parents.

This I have never understood myself It does make me angry and sad at the same time if they know they can not take care of the children why do they keep having them especially in their enviornment it is so sad,if I were rich I would help all that I could for them I think it is a terrible and sad thing to know how many adults and children are suffering everyday with no help for medical and just things in general life.I wish I cuold help the whole world.

Well education on their part is one of the factors why poor have so many children. Usually the poor cannot have a stable job they have more idle time with their partners. But the usual reason of the poor why they have more children is their hope that someday one of their children could be their saving grace. Having more man power might help them survive in their daily struggle. But unfortunately laziness is another problem. The more lazy, the more time at home, the more chances of having new babies.

Did you know that if you are on state medical assist program and you want to get your tubes tied after giving birth that they will not cover the cost unless you have 3 children or reach an age limit! There ya go - That explains alot to me! I knew a young girl she had a baby at 17 and tried to get her tubes tied, Which i might add would have been cheaper for the state duh! and they wouldnt at 18 she is pregnant again and also has had a miscarraige. So before she is even old enough to understand what her life is going to be like she is 2 kids in with welfare food stamps and wic oh and section 8 housing and medical. Can we teach them a better way please!

It's not because of poor,for they have babys.maybe They are poor because of have so many babys.In my country,people used to have several babys until they had a son.But now,every couple can but have only a child,defined by law.

Some parents are not consider the child life.they always consider ourself and increase population while they giving trouble to nation and children's life.they should not provide the healthy life ,well studies,etc..

I am a primary school teacher. Rich families tend to have 2 children whilst poor families tend to have many children. The education wealthy people think of their careers. The less educated people don't know the value of a great career. They can be careless and have lots of children.

i think if you are going to bring children into the world you should be able to provide for them. life is hard enough and then adding more children than you can afford to the mix is a disaster and the ones that suffer are the children. i have one child because that is all we could really afford and we do struggle but we give him everything he needs and then try to give him what he wants as well. and he is loved and cared for.

well i have seen such cases too and i too wonder at times, they don't have money to support and they have quite some children, i guess they do it because they think they will actually earn more from it i mean they will put their children to work as well cause they don't have money to provide them with education and probably when the parents will get older they will not have to worry about someone taking their care...

These people really have nothing much to do after dark except do each other. Kidding aside, I think they were not just taught the proper family planning, I'm sure they do not want to have a lot of kids either but they just don't have access to contraceptives, it's either too expensive for them and if they do they're simply ignorant about it.

the poor have many children coz they are not doin anything except making babies..thay are always in their house so they have plenty of time making babies unlike the rich people they are too busy w/ their work or businesses so they dont have time making babies.

Because they wanted a big family I think.